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2023 Most Loans Closed

Rankings are based on the previous year production numbers.
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wdt_ID Rank Name Company State Closed Loans Total Volume Purchases vs. Refis Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz
1 1 Shant Banosian Guaranteed Rate MA 1,617 925,050,587 85%/15% Banker 16
2 2 Matt Weaver CrossCountry Mortgage FL 1,499 553,065,351 91%/9% Banker 23
3 3 Thuan Nguyen Loan Factory, Inc. CA 1,359 475,704,584 66%/34% Broker 17
4 4 Ben Cohen Guaranteed Rate IL 1,188 646,399,471 84%/16% Banker 19
5 5 Hanh Dao Loan Factory/Next Door Lending LLC MI 1,004 257,969,747 82%/18% Broker 4
6 6 Tim Potempa CalCon Mutual Mortgage dba OneTrust Home Loans CA 977 438,876,760 94%/6% Banker 20
7 7 Aaron Bert Chapman SecurityNational Mortgage Company AZ 935 135,554,099 76%/24% Banker 25
8 8 Hank Metzger American Financing Corporation CO 885 239,673,470 0%/100% Banker 19
9 9 Christopher Keelin Family First Funding LLC NJ 855 322,846,372 78%/22% Banker 0
10 10 Christopher Gallo NJ Lenders Corp NJ 824 433,948,364 86%/14% Banker 21
11 11 Mike Roberts City Creek Mortgage UT 785 309,456,701 46%/54% Broker 25
12 12 Brian Minkow Homebridge Financial Services CA 738 412,152,669 63%/37% Banker 26
13 13 Nicholas J Barta Security First Financial CO 731 153,020,345 97%/3% Banker 14
14 14 Robby Oakes CIMG Residential Mortgage NC 715 286,285,907 88%/12% Banker 20
15 15 Jeremy Durkin CrossCountry Mortgage PA 715 268,835,123 86%/14% Banker 20
16 16 Carey Ann Cyr CMG Home Loans TN 685 232,298,619 89%/11% Banker 17
17 17 Chris Minjarez CMG Home Loans TX 682 233,125,864 94%/6% Banker 23
18 18 Nicole Rueth CalCon Mutual Mortgage dba OneTrust Home Loans CA 679 272,048,774 83%/17% Banker 22
19 19 Craig Stelzer CrossCountry Mortgage FL 677 285,788,642 87%/13% Banker 19
20 20 Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe NEO Home Loans NC 656 151,224,310 77%/23% Banker 17
21 21 Baret Kechian loanDepot NJ 652 378,011,611 90%/10% Banker 27
22 22 Lauren Maxwell CrossCountry Mortgage FL 627 233,872,295 86%/14% Banker 35
23 23 Brian Cohen Guaranteed Rate Affinity NY 624 473,518,576 91%/9% Banker 18
24 24 Brandon Brotsky Reach Home Loans LLC FL 622 179,334,632 77%/23% Banker 18
25 25 Jarret Coleman U.S. Bank CT 620 559,740,571 71%/29% Banker 17
26 26 Gabe Whitmer FirstBank Mortgage TN 617 168,005,826 79%/21% Banker 8
27 27 Paul Volpe NOVA Home Loans AZ 614 193,720,877 62%/38% Banker 22
28 28 Marissa Gurtler Better NY 599 232,410,792 98%/2% Banker 3
29 29 Dritan Kapidanja EZ Fundings Inc CA 593 309,154,574 78%/22% Banker 18
30 30 Scott Evans CrossCountry Mortgage/CalCon Mutual Mortgage CA 589 300,260,296 87%/13% Banker 17
31 31 Jacques Laubert Homestead Funding Corp. NY 584 96,584,893 96%/4% Banker 25
32 32 Danny Meier Academy Mortgage Corp. WA 581 408,093,944 90%/10% Broker 12
33 33 Andrew Marquis CrossCountry Mortgage MA 574 335,567,026 85%/15% Banker 19
34 34 David Clark American Financing Corporation CO 570 139,251,511 0%/100% Banker 18
35 35 Scott Snapp loanDepot OH 569 98,875,271 85%/15% Banker 25
36 36 Jason Harris Guaranteed Rate OH 567 178,582,350 91%/9% Banker 20
37 37 Jeremy Engle Vero Mortgage CA 566 195,935,697 91%/9% Banker 18
38 38 Reginald Maddox Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. VA 563 282,319,966 97%/3% Banker 0
39 39 Parker Borofsky Movement Mortgage TN 560 323,138,297 96%/4% Broker 0
40 40 Mark Cohen Cohen Financial Group CA 552 751,412,542 73%/27% Broker 35
41 41 Graham Parham Highlands Residential Mortgage TX 548 75,934,887 92%/8% Banker 24
42 42 Jesse Cronen Northpointe Bank KY 546 146,694,773 67%/33% Banker 17
43 43 Tammy Saul Federal Hill Mortgage MD 541 180,898,066 69%/31% Broker 17
44 44 Lindsey Goins Movement Mortgage NC 539 191,251,549 96%/4% Broker 0
45 45 Molly Dean LeaderOne Financial MO 531 126,971,448 89%/11% Banker 19
46 46 Kelly Malatesta Cadence Bank TX 528 416,207,108 87%/13% Banker 30
47 47 Maggie Mikaitis CrossCountry Mortgage IL 526 122,795,751 75%/25% Banker 7
48 48 Michael Brown Churchill Mortgage Corporation TN 525 190,452,049 77%/23% Banker 18
49 49 Matt Oliver Lund Mortgage Team Inc AZ 522 173,107,295 30%/70% Broker 22
50 50 Becca Green Guild Mortgage Co. NV 519 184,223,143 84%/16% Banker 25
Rank Name Company State Closed Loans Total Volume Purchases vs. Refis Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz